Improvement in combined blotters, paper-cutters, and rulers



v F. R. ANGELL. Combined Blotter, Paper-Cutter andA Ruler.

NQ.\62,516. PafentdApri|27,1a75.

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FRANK ANGELL, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

IMPRGVEMENT IN COMBINED BLOTTERS, PAPER-CUTTERS, AND RULERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 162,516, dated April27, 1875; application filed November 14, 1874.

To all. whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANK R. ANGELI., of LosAngeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Combined Blotter, Papel-Gutter,and Ruler, of which the following is a specification The invention willfirst be fully described, and then pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 represents the back of theblotting-pad, showing the upper side of the paper-cutter or ruler, withthe ends of the blotter contined thereto. Fig. 2 is alongitudinalsection of Fig. l, taken on the line x x. Fig. 3 shows the blotter onthe side of the papercutter or ruler.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A is the paper-cutter or ruler, which may be made of metal, wood, orhard rubber, 0r of any suitable material, and of any size convenient forthe purpose.

In this example of my invention the papercutter or ruler is made ot'sheet-tin, having orifices D to allow the ends ot' the blottingpaper Bto be drawn through and folded over on the upper side of thepaper-cutter A, substantially as seen in the drawing. This plan forfastening the blotting-paper to the paper-cutter is adopted as beingeasy and simple, and perfectly eective for holding it. The paper isreadily removed, and may be renewed as often as may be necessary. Theedges ofthe paper-cutter, one or both, are turned under or bent thethickness of the paper, to allow of their resting ou the paper or book,and serving as paper-cutters when required for that purpose. When thepapercutter is made of wood or rubber, one or both of the edges may bebent down in the same manner. This bending of the edge is indicated bythe longitudinal lines C.

This article may be used as a rest for the hand in Writing orbook-keeping and will be found extremely convenient, and a great savingot' time is effected, as the blotter, the paper-cutter, and the rulerare rarely to be foundin close proximity when they are wanted.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Let-ters Patent- The paper-cutter rule A1 having two cross- -sl0ts, DD, at one end, and a single cross-slot at the other, to admit ofreceiving the blotting-paper, in the manner described.

FRANK R. ANGELL. Witnesses:

J. W. GILLETTE, D. S. LovEJoY.

